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#B3845A

#b3845a ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b3845a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 51.76% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.26% magenta, 49.72% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 28.31°, with 36.93% saturation and 52.75% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.2682

Complementary

  1. #b3845a
  2. #5a89b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3845a
  2. #5ab3b1
  3. #5a5db3

Analogous

  1. #b35a5d
  2. #b3845a
  3. #b3b15a

Triadic

  1. #b3845a
  2. #5ab384
  3. #845ab3

Tetradic

  1. #b3845a
  2. #89b35a
  3. #5a89b3
  4. #845ab3

Square

  1. #b3845a
  2. #5db35a
  3. #5a89b3
  4. #b15ab3

Monochromatic

  1. #4f3925
  2. #845e3d
  3. #b3845a
  4. #cbab8e
  5. #e3d2c3

Shades

#b3845a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3845a
  2. #a17751
  3. #8f6a48
  4. #7d5c3f
  5. #6b4f36
  6. #5a422d
  7. #483524
  8. #36281b
  9. #241a12
  10. #120d09
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3845a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3845a
  2. #bb906b
  3. #c29d7b
  4. #caa98c
  5. #d1b59c
  6. #d9c2ad
  7. #e1cebd
  8. #e8dace
  9. #f0e6de
  10. #f7f3ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3845a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3845a
  2. #ae845e
  3. #a98362
  4. #a48365
  5. #9f8269
  6. #9a826d
  7. #948271
  8. #8f8175
  9. #8a8178
  10. #85807c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e8a7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #938757 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e925b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c07a79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18658 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a78c5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb7e6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3845a {
  color: #b3845a;
}
Background
.bg-b3845a {
  background-color: #b3845a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3845a {
  border: 2px solid #b3845a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3845a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 132 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 37% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3845a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3845a, #b3b15a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3845a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 132 90 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 4.43 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.22 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.38 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.39 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.97 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.34 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.46 #4c7ba5 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#b3845a  rgb(179, 132, 90)  hsl(28, 37%, 53%)  Cafe au Lait
#5a89b3  rgb(90, 137, 179)  hsl(208, 37%, 53%)  Steel Blue
#5ab384  rgb(90, 179, 132)  hsl(148, 37%, 53%)  Mint
#845ab3  rgb(132, 90, 179)  hsl(268, 37%, 53%)  Royal Purple